Andre Lee, 22, of Binghamton was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Scott Wright Jr. on July 4 near Town & Country apartments by the Broome County Grand Jury on Wednesday.

BINGHAMTON – The man accused in the shooting death of 19-year-old Scott Wright Jr. has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge by a Broome County grand jury.

Andre Lee, 22, of Binghamton, was also charged with second-degree assault, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of third-degree possession of a weapon tied to the July 4 shooting of Wright, 19, of Binghamton, and the assault of Seth West, 19, of Binghamton.

Lee shot Wright in the abdomen outside the Town & Country Apartments complex at 100 Roberts St. the evening of July 4 with a .32 caliber handgun, according to police and court documents. Wright died from his injuries July 7.

Lee assaulted West prior to the shooting by hitting him over the head with a glass bottle, police said. West was treated for his injuries and released.

The morning of July 5, Lee was arrested at a Griswold Street residence after a Binghamton SWAT team found him hiding in an attic crawl space, police said. The firearm believed to be used in the shooting was discovered in the residence.

Police also arrested Tichelle Bethea, 21, of Binghamton, on July 5 for hindering prosecution, a felony, in connection with Lee’s arrest.

Wright graduated from Binghamton High School in June and planned to attend SUNY Broome Community College in the fall. He played football and ran track in high school.

Neither Lee nor Wright were listed as residents of Town & Country apartments, according to lease documents. Lee was booked with a listed address of 100 Roberts St., Building 22, Binghamton police said.

City police responded to 1,545 calls to the complex since 2008, which ranged from noise complaints to assault and narcotics. Residents have said that some of the incidents in which the Town & Country complex is implicated can actually be blamed on people who are not residents.

The city is considering the use of its lockdown law to close some of the individual units in the complex. The law requires the owner of a property deemed a nuisance work with the city to create a corrective action plan before temporarily closing the property.

On July 17, Town & Country residents met with city officials to discuss concerns about police and city services in the complex.